Watermelon Table

I've just listed this watermelon table in my new shop on Etsy. This shop has my painted home decor items, my polymer jewelry, and some interesting vintage items in it. 

Please visit , the shop is called Herons Treasures.

Blue Day Lily

This is my most recent painting, an abstraction of a day lily in my garden.   It can be seen and purchased in my shop at 1000 Markets, thanks for looking !! 

                                                www.1000 markets.heronkate.com

Floorcloth for Stagville Plantation

Entry hall of Bennehan house

Looking into the dining room.

Attaching tape to edges

I have just completed a large floorcloth for the Bennehan House entry hall at the Historic Stagville Plantation in Durham, NC. It is 9 feet wide by 11 1/2 feet long.  It's a colonial design with white and dark gray marbelized squares and accents in an historic gold color.

The first photo is of the entry hall.

The next photo is a view of the floorcloth looking into the dining room. The color in the floorcloth coordinates with the dining room walls.

The last photo shows me with my assistant , Ducka Kelly, attaching non-skid rug tape to the edges. 

If you live near Durham, be sure to make a trip to this lovely historic site.

Two new paintings

These are my newest work. The luna moth is a painting/collage and the Summer City painting is more abstract than usual, I like it a lot and am planning to do more work in this direction soon.

They are for sale in my shop on Boundless Gallery.

Painted Floor

This is a kitchen floor that I painted for a client last week. The design of poppies is done with a series of stencils that I designed and cut. The poppies are from a design by William Morris. 

First I primed the floor and painted the background, then I added the pattern with stencils and some hand painting. Then I painted the border, and after everything dried, I put on three coats of Varathane Diamond floor finish. Very durable and easy to keep clean. I hope they're dancing on it tonight!

Floorcloth with trees

This is a floorcloth that I recently finished for a client's powder room. The bold colors and design coordinate with the lovely artwork on the walls, black and white drawings and silk screen prints. The towels are green.

The floorcloth gives the area a focal point and ties together all the elements in the room. The room is small so I couldn't get a photo of the whole thing!

New Orleans Datura

The datura is one of my favorite plants. The huge white flowers open at night and have a wonderful fragrance. The bushes grow very tall, especially in warm climates. I painted this picture for a client who saw datura growing way over her head on a trip to New Orleans.